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Biden Monuments Case to Focus on State Lawmakers’ Ability to Sue

Now Hiring: Clinical Fellow

Work with the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic on a broad array of environmental, energy, and natural resource cases and projects. Application review process begins in Feb. 2026.

Practice makes practice perfect

Harvard Law School’s Environmental Moot Court Initiative empowers advocates and inspires students.

EPA’s Proposed Endangerment Finding Rescission: Implications for State Climate Action

An analysis by Sommer Engels, Erika Kranz, and Andrew Mergen looks at the far-reaching implications of EPA’s proposal including the stakes for climate policy nationwide.

In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

“It’s really hard for the public to keep track of this news, but it’s really important that they do,” Mr. Mergen said. “We’re going to lose species and their habitats in a death-by-a-thousand-cuts way, but there are things that can be done to right the ship and help these species recover.”

CleanLaw — Behind the Curtain of the Clean Utility Transition

How do you drive clean energy adoption in investor-owned utilities?

Electricity Law Initiative Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of 11 Former FERC Commissioners

The brief seeks to preserve Congress’s authority to create and maintain bipartisan ratemaking commissions.

Voice of DOJ experience makes case for ‘deference doctrine’

Andrew Mergen sees urgent need to protect presumption of regularity.

CleanLaw — How Maine Became a Heat Pump Leader

How the state surpassed its clean energy goals ahead of schedule by focusing on affordability, simplicity, and strong local partnerships.

Now Hiring: Managing Attorney to Advance Equitable Climate and Environmental Policy

Lead legal and policy research at the Environmental & Energy Law Program on climate change, equitable disaster preparedness and response, and durable legal frameworks that drive meaningful engagement and produce more just outcomes for impacted communities.